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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Research team discovers "immune gene" in NeanderthalsA research group at Bonn University, Germany, and international collaborators discovered a novel receptor, which allows the immune system of modern humans to recognize dangerous invaders, and subsequently elicits an immune response. The blueprint for this advantageous structure was in addition identified in the genome of Neanderthals, hinting at its origin. The receptor provided these early humans with immunity against local diseases. The presence of this receptor in Europeans but its absence in early men suggests that it was inherited from Neanderthals. The results have been published in advance online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The printed edition is expected in a following issue.http://phys.org/news/2013-11-team-immune-gene-neanderthals.html
Biochemistry Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:33:58 EDTnews304331621Structure helps yield drug 'hypersensitivity' tests for patients(Phys.org) —From a patient's point of view, one of the unsettling things about taking a new drug is the possibility of unwelcome side effects or worse, dangerous allergic reactions. As drugs are being developed and then enter clinical trials, these issues play a huge role in the process, increasing costs and sometimes determining whether a drug will get to market at all.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-yield-drug-hypersensitivity-patients.html
Biochemistry Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:20:04 EDTnews284712891HIV pays a price for invisibilityMutations that help HIV hide from the immune system undermine the virus's ability to replicate, show an international team of researchers in the April 13 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The study was published online on March 23.http://phys.org/news/2009-04-hiv-price-invisibility.html
HIV & AIDS Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:48:22 EDTnews158831276